Actor Salman Khan’s father and renowned screenwriter Salim Khan has been put on ventilator, doctors at Lilavati Hospital confirmed on Wednesday. 90-year-old Salim Khan was admitted to a Mumbai hospital on Tuesday morning after he suffered a mild brain haemorrhage. Doctors spoke to the media and revealed that a procedure was performed to stabilize his condition, and he is currently recovering.
Doctors told the media on Wednesday afternoon that Khan was initially expected to undergo surgery. However, the procedure has been put on hold for now as he is under observation.The statement further read, “He is stable and fine. If all goes well, he will be taken off the ventilator by tomorrow.” Earlier, the medical team had said that his blood pressure had increased on Tuesday, after which his personal doctor advised the family to take him to the hospital.
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Many celebrities and family members reached Lilavati Hospital to inquire about his health and pray for his recovery. Poet, lyricist and screenwriter Javed Akhtar came to the hospital twice. Akhtar and Salim Khan wrote many blockbuster films together in the 1970s and early 1980s, such as Sholay, Zanjeer, Deewaar, Trishul, Shakti and Mr. India. This pair played an important role in creating the personality of the angry young man associated with Hindi cinema of that era, which Amitabh Bachchan portrays best.
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Actor Sanjay Dutt, whose 1986 hit film ‘Naam’ was written by Salim Khan and who is a close friend and frequent collaborator of Salman Khan, was also photographed during his hospital visit.
Salim Khan has five children – sons Salman, Arbaaz Khan and Sohail Khan, and daughters Alvira Agnihotri and Arpita Khan Sharma. He is married to Salma Khan and actor Helen.